Joseph Shoer

Joseph Shoer is a spacecraft engineer and artist based in Cambridge,
Massachussetts. For information about his hand-drawn fantastical maps, including commissions,
please visit the artwork page.

He holds a bachelor's degree in physics with honors from Williams
College and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering with coursework in planetary science from
Cornell University. He has contributed to science
and technology research including solar physics, optical fiber pulse lasers, interactions
between superconductors and magnetic fields, and multibody spacecraft dynamics, as well
as the lunar rover in NASA's Constellation program. He received a Williams College award
for his physics research and teaching, a graduate fellowship from NASA, "best in session"
recognition for an engineering conference presentation, and several awards and achievements
from the Civil Air Patrol. Joseph's blog has been featured by Gizmodo, io9, Wired, and the
AIAA News; and his research has been featured on the National Geographic Channel.

Joseph's hobbies and interests include following and speculating about space
exploration, playing board games, reading and writing science
fiction, and hiking in state and national parks.

Content of this site copyright Joseph Shoer unless otherwise noted.
This is the personal web space of Joseph Shoer and any opinions or conclusions
presented here are his alone.